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Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2025 compilation
Each country’s newest reading as of 2025; every row carries its own year · stored as published, never rewritten
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2025 compilation covers 109 countries on 3 measures. Chad is highest, at 0.51701; Serbia is lowest, at 0.00043. The middle country reads 0.04792. Against the 2024 compilation, 28 values changed (15 up, 13 down), 3 countries joined, 6 left. 6 readings are more than ten years older than the file and are listed but not compared.
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index · Latest available · compiled 2025
HighestChad
0.51701
LowestSerbia
0.00043Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2025 compilation, as published. OPHI ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 109 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChadTCDMiddle Africa · 2019 reading | 0.51701 | 84.175 | 61.421 | 2019 |
| 2 |  NigerNERWestern Africa · 2021 reading | 0.47032 | 79.888 | 58.872 | 2021 |
| 3 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa · 2019 reading | 0.46135 | 80.414 | 57.371 | 2018-2019 |
| 4 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa · 2017 reading | 0.40886 | 75.097 | 54.444 | 2016-2017 |
| 5 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa · 2021 reading | 0.38593 | 68.419 | 56.407 | 2021 |
| 6 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa · 2018 reading | 0.37606 | 68.332 | 55.034 | 2018 |
| 7 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa · 2018 reading | 0.37322 | 66.211 | 56.368 | 2018 |
| 8 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa · 2019 reading | 0.36660 | 68.737 | 53.334 | 2019 |
| 9 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia · 2023 reading | 0.36031 | 64.883 | 55.532 | 2022-2023 |
| 10 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa · 2021 reading | 0.34289 | 64.475 | 53.182 | 2021 |
| 11 |  Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa · 2019 reading | 0.34069 | 64.396 | 52.905 | 2018-2019 |
| 12 |  MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa · 2023 reading | 0.33437 | 60.671 | 55.112 | 2022-2023 |
| 13 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa · 2018 reading | 0.33119 | 64.518 | 51.333 | 2017-2018 |
| 14 |  MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa · 2021 reading | 0.32704 | 58.448 | 55.953 | 2019-2021 |
| 15 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa · 2019 reading | 0.29290 | 59.222 | 49.458 | 2019 |
| 16 |  BeninBENWestern Africa · 2022 reading | 0.28951 | 55.923 | 51.769 | 2021-2022 |
| 17 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa · 2016 reading | 0.28244 | 51.104 | 55.267 | 2015-2016 |
| 18 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa · 2016 reading | 0.28103 | 57.168 | 49.158 | 2016 |
| 19 |  SudanSDNNorthern Africa · 2014 reading, too old to compare | 0.27944 | 52.328 | 53.401 | 2014 |
| 20 |  Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia · 2018 reading | 0.26329 | 56.629 | 46.494 | 2016-2018 |
| 21 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa · 2020 reading | 0.25929 | 52.323 | 49.556 | 2019-2020 |
| 22 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa · 2018 reading | 0.23206 | 43.592 | 53.235 | 2018 |
| 23 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa · 2018 reading | 0.23169 | 47.906 | 48.362 | 2018 |
| 24 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa · 2020 reading | 0.23110 | 49.883 | 46.327 | 2019-2020 |
| 25 |  RwandaRWAEastern Africa · 2020 reading | 0.23100 | 48.822 | 47.315 | 2019-2020 |
| 26 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa · 2023 reading | 0.22622 | 45.078 | 50.183 | 2023 |
| 27 |  Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia · 2016 reading | 0.22151 | 48.254 | 45.906 | 2016 |
| 28 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa · 2022 reading | 0.22134 | 47.215 | 46.878 | 2022 |
| 29 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa · 2021 reading | 0.21022 | 42.773 | 49.146 | 2021 |
| 30 |  HaitiHTICaribbean · 2017 reading | 0.19959 | 41.269 | 48.363 | 2016-2017 |
| 31 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia · 2018 reading | 0.19825 | 38.332 | 51.718 | 2017-2018 |
| 32 |  GambiaGMBWestern Africa · 2020 reading | 0.19802 | 41.709 | 47.477 | 2019-2020 |
| 33 |  YemenYEMWestern Asia · 2023 reading | 0.18784 | 37.419 | 50.199 | 2022-2023 |
| 34 |  NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa · 2013 reading, too old to compare | 0.18473 | 40.881 | 45.188 | 2013 |
| 35 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa · 2017 reading | 0.17962 | 37.612 | 47.755 | 2017 |
| 36 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia · 2016 reading | 0.17585 | 38.316 | 45.894 | 2015-2016 |
| 37 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa · 2021 reading | 0.17482 | 33.044 | 52.904 | 2021 |
| 38 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America · 2015 reading | 0.13352 | 28.882 | 46.229 | 2014-2015 |
| 39 |  VanuatuVUTMelanesia · 2023 reading | 0.11676 | 27.764 | 42.056 | 2023 |
| 40 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa · 2022 reading | 0.11335 | 25.352 | 44.711 | 2022 |
| 41 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa · 2022 reading | 0.11278 | 24.799 | 45.479 | 2022 |
| 42 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa · 2015 reading | 0.11168 | 24.267 | 46.020 | 2014-2015 |
| 43 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa · 2019 reading | 0.10994 | 25.800 | 42.613 | 2019 |
| 44 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa · 2024 reading | 0.10605 | 25.036 | 42.358 | 2023-2024 |
| 45 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia · 2022 reading | 0.08520 | 20.066 | 42.463 | 2022 |
| 46 |  ComorosCOMEastern Africa · 2022 reading | 0.08430 | 19.219 | 43.862 | 2022 |
| 47 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia · 2023 reading | 0.08249 | 17.823 | 46.281 | 2023 |
| 48 |  KiribatiKIRMicronesia · 2019 reading | 0.08016 | 19.803 | 40.478 | 2018-2019 |
| 49 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa · 2016 reading | 0.07264 | 17.219 | 42.184 | 2015-2016 |
| 50 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia · 2022 reading | 0.07037 | 16.645 | 42.276 | 2021-2022 |
| 51 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia · 2021 reading | 0.06881 | 16.393 | 41.976 | 2019-2021 |
| 52 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia · 2022 reading | 0.06651 | 14.939 | 44.519 | 2022 |
| 53 |  HondurasHNDCentral America · 2019 reading | 0.05115 | 11.975 | 42.718 | 2019 |
| 54 |  São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa · 2019 reading | 0.04792 | 11.712 | 40.917 | 2019 |
| 55 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia · 2022 reading | 0.03860 | 9.793 | 39.418 | 2022 |
| 56 |  GabonGABMiddle Africa · 2021 reading | 0.03666 | 8.647 | 42.394 | 2019-2021 |
| 57 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia · 2018 reading | 0.03269 | 8.635 | 37.861 | 2018 |
| 58 |  EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa · 2022 reading | 0.03265 | 7.899 | 41.333 | 2021-2022 |
| 59 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America · 2014 reading, too old to compare | 0.03246 | 7.861 | 41.296 | 2014 |
| 60 |  TajikistanTJKCentral Asia · 2017 reading | 0.02901 | 7.445 | 38.962 | 2017 |
| 61 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia · 2018 reading | 0.02813 | 7.258 | 38.750 | 2018 |
| 62 |  NauruNRUMicronesia · 2023 reading | 0.02708 | 6.809 | 39.773 | 2023 |
| 63 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa · 2018 reading | 0.02670 | 6.360 | 41.978 | 2017-2018 |
| 64 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa · 2016 reading | 0.02489 | 6.257 | 39.781 | 2016 |
| 65 |  SamoaWSMPolynesia · 2020 reading | 0.02460 | 6.288 | 39.120 | 2019-2020 |
| 66 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America · 2023 reading | 0.02317 | 5.846 | 39.633 | 2023 |
| 67 |  PeruPERSouth America · 2023 reading | 0.02190 | 5.627 | 38.921 | 2023 |
| 68 |  MexicoMEXCentral America · 2023 reading | 0.01989 | 5.274 | 37.722 | 2023 |
| 69 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa · 2014 reading, too old to compare | 0.01968 | 5.239 | 37.571 | 2014 |
| 70 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America · 2016 reading | 0.01966 | 4.846 | 40.562 | 2015-2016 |
| 71 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America · 2016 reading | 0.01885 | 4.501 | 41.879 | 2016 |
| 72 |  BelizeBLZCentral America · 2016 reading | 0.01711 | 4.304 | 39.755 | 2015-2016 |
| 73 |  BrazilBRASouth America · 2015 reading | 0.01635 | 3.842 | 42.546 | 2015 |
| 74 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia · 2014 reading, too old to compare | 0.01607 | 3.885 | 41.356 | 2014 |
| 75 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia · 2022 reading | 0.01579 | 3.887 | 40.621 | 2022 |
| 76 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia · 2017 reading | 0.01401 | 3.619 | 38.714 | 2017 |
| 77 |  SurinameSURSouth America · 2018 reading | 0.01123 | 2.854 | 39.361 | 2018 |
| 78 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia · 2016 reading | 0.01118 | 2.921 | 38.294 | 2016 |
| 79 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean · 2018 reading | 0.01081 | 2.776 | 38.947 | 2018 |
| 80 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean · 2019 reading | 0.00879 | 2.267 | 38.764 | 2019 |
| 81 |  TuvaluTUVPolynesia · 2020 reading | 0.00808 | 2.114 | 38.235 | 2019-2020 |
| 82 |  EcuadorECUSouth America · 2018 reading | 0.00794 | 2.091 | 37.956 | 2018 |
| 83 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia · 2021 reading | 0.00773 | 1.919 | 40.276 | 2020-2021 |
| 84 |  LibyaLBYNorthern Africa · 2014 reading, too old to compare | 0.00742 | 1.999 | 37.135 | 2014 |
| 85 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America · 2020 reading | 0.00716 | 1.824 | 39.288 | 2019-2020 |
| 86 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia · 2022 reading | 0.00610 | 1.730 | 35.291 | 2021-2022 |
| 87 |  FijiFJIMelanesia · 2021 reading | 0.00576 | 1.511 | 38.097 | 2021 |
| 88 |  AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa · 2019 reading | 0.00541 | 1.381 | 39.173 | 2018-2019 |
| 89 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe · 2018 reading | 0.00490 | 1.236 | 39.643 | 2018 |
| 90 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa · 2023 reading | 0.00344 | 0.978 | 35.206 | 2023 |
| 91 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia · 2023 reading | 0.00342 | 0.972 | 35.188 | 2023 |
| 92 |  TongaTONPolynesia · 2019 reading | 0.00334 | 0.875 | 38.145 | 2019 |
| 93 |  SeychellesSYCEastern Africa · 2019 reading | 0.00296 | 0.866 | 34.230 | 2019 |
| 94 |  JordanJORWestern Asia · 2023 reading | 0.00277 | 0.785 | 35.333 | 2023 |
| 95 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe · 2018 reading | 0.00275 | 0.704 | 39.057 | 2017-2018 |
| 96 |  CubaCUBCaribbean · 2019 reading | 0.00269 | 0.706 | 38.060 | 2019 |
| 97 |  MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia · 2017 reading | 0.00265 | 0.772 | 34.380 | 2016-2017 |
| 98 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean · 2022 reading | 0.00207 | 0.534 | 38.799 | 2022 |
| 99 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America · 2018 reading | 0.00201 | 0.540 | 37.122 | 2018 |
| 100 |  PalestinePSEWestern Asia · 2020 reading | 0.00198 | 0.566 | 34.973 | 2019-2020 |
| 101 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia · 2022 reading | 0.00182 | 0.491 | 37.010 | 2022 |
| 102 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia · 2015 reading | 0.00161 | 0.453 | 35.557 | 2015 |
| 103 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America · 2020 reading | 0.00147 | 0.432 | 33.986 | 2019-2020 |
| 104 |  North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe · 2019 reading | 0.00142 | 0.372 | 38.242 | 2018-2019 |
| 105 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia · 2018 reading | 0.00124 | 0.340 | 36.592 | 2018 |
| 106 |  TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia · 2019 reading | 0.00085 | 0.249 | 34.048 | 2019 |
| 107 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia · 2016 reading | 0.00069 | 0.191 | 36.214 | 2015-2016 |
| 108 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia · 2023 reading | 0.00066 | 0.178 | 37.182 | 2023 |
| 109 | SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe · 2019 reading | 0.00043 | 0.114 | 38.102 | 2019 |
02In Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2025 compilation
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure. Readings too old to compare take no part.
Highest
- 1Chad0.51701
- 2Niger0.47032
- 3Central African Republic0.46135
- 4Burundi0.40886
- 5Madagascar0.38593
Lowest
- 109Serbia0.00043
- 108Azerbaijan0.00066
- 107Armenia0.00069
- 106Turkmenistan0.00085
- 105Georgia0.00124
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.04792. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
032024 → 2025
Since the 2024 compilation
What changed between the 2024 compilation and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +3 / −6countries joined / left
- 28values changed, of 106 in both
- 15 · 13rose · fell
- 78unchanged
Rose most
- Lesotho0.08436 → 0.10605+0.02169
- Kyrgyzstan0.00143 → 0.00342+0.00199
- Jordan0.00153 → 0.00277+0.00125
- Central African Republic0.46135 → 0.46135+0.00000
- Côte d’Ivoire0.21022 → 0.21022+0.00000
Fell most
- Niger0.60128 → 0.47032−0.13096
- Bangladesh0.10406 → 0.06651−0.03755
- Senegal0.26286 → 0.22622−0.03665
- Laos0.10833 → 0.08249−0.02585
- Bolivia0.03775 → 0.02317−0.01459
+ Azerbaijan+ Nauru+ Vanuatu
− Bosnia and Herzegovina
− Barbados
− Saint Lucia
− Moldova
− Nicaragua
− UkraineChanges in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
Readings from many years
Each country’s newest reading as of 2025, from 2013 to 2024. 6 are more than ten years older than the file: listed and marked, but left out of the ends and the changes.
The position is ours
OPHI publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 109 countries has every column.
05The files
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07Questions
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2025 compilation: questions and answers
Which country has the highest Multidimensional Poverty Index in Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2025 compilation?
Chad, at 0.51701, of the 109 countries in the file.
How many countries does Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2025 compilation cover?
109.
Where can I download Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2025 compilation?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2025 compilation the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-09-06, when it was read from the publisher.